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P. F. BOEYE April 21, 1931,

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Patented Apr. 21, 1931 i vUNITED sTATEsfPA'TENT OFFICE PAUL P. EOEYE, OF STI PAUL, M1NNEsOTA, AssrGNoR To WALDOEP PAPER PRODUCTS OOMPANY, OEsT. PAUL, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION or MINNESOTA yApplication led October 15, 1928. Serial No. 812,533.

. My invention relates to paper boxes and particularly to dividers used in conjunction therewith and has for its object to provide a removable divider together witha box'conn structed to retain the position of the divider therein, which box may be used with or without ,the divider, as desired.

Another obj ect resides in` constructing the divider Withr a base and adivider member issuing outwardly therefrom, one ofthe walls of said box being grooved to receive the base of said divider for retaining the same in 'proper position Within the box.

A still further objectk of the invention resides in constructing said divider from sheet material and in bending the same to provide a doubled over divider member with base members bent out from the lowermost edge ofthe divider member in opp-osite directions.

A still further object ofthe invention re'- sides in bending up the extreme edges of said base member to provide additional 'divider members extending in the same general direction as the doubled over divider member..

"-J A feature of the invention residesin employingtwo vsets of dividers positioned on opposite" sides of the box and spaced from i one another and in further disposing between said members a single divider of a length less than the distance between said dividers, sald last named divider being supported upon one ofsaid first named dividers and held in its in-` termediate position thereby. i

Other'objects of the invention reside inthe novel combination of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and illustratedl in the drawings.

In the drawings r Fig. 1 is a perspective view -of a box with 49 the cover thereof open and portions broken away and illustrating an enbodiment Of'my invention. l g

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken substantially along line 2-'2 of Fig. 1 `with the cover of the box in closed position. A

Fig. 3 is a developed view of the blank yfrom whichfthe box is constructed.

Fig. 4 is a devel@ eaview of @neef thesividers used inl conjunction with my inven- `tion.

Fig. 8 is a developed view of the blank from which the boxshown in Fig. 6 is constructed.

Fig, 9 is adeveloped view of the blank from Which the dividers used in conjunction with the box shown in Fig. 6 are constructed.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of one of the dividers used in` conjunction with the box shown in Fig. 6. f

. In the use of paperboxes for packing various materials for. shipment it fre uently becomes desirable to provideremova 1e di-y viders in connection with the same which may ,be inserted and retained' in.A position when certain commodities or articles are to be boxed and which may be entirely removed from the boxes when other commodities are to be contained within the same. At the same time, it is highly desirable to employ a divider which may be properly positioned within the box and which at the same time occupies va minimum amount of s ace and "does not materially add to the cost o the box.

My invention serves to meet with these requirements providingv a simple and effective divider which maybe quickly installed Within the box or1'omoved'therefrom,fas the occasion requires, and which can be constructed at a nominal cost.

For the purpose of my` invention, I havev shown in Fig. 1 Va box A comprising a body portion 10 which is constructed from a blank 11-formed from a single sheet of material,

such as indicatedin detail in Fig. 3. The

b ody 10 comprises end walls 12 and 13 and sidewalls 14 and 15 which are formed by scoring the blank 11 along two longitudinal lines 16 andf17 and along three transverse lines '18, 19 and 20. The box is formed byfolding the blank along the score marks 18,

19 and20 and bringing. the edges 21 and 22 thereof togetherat a corner,` of the box.

These edges maybe-secured together as by Y gluing a reinforcing strip 40 along th'excorner c-f the box or by metal cli s or by gluing overlapping portions forme on the walls 12 and 15 lof the box or in any suitable man-k ner.

A number of flaps 23, 24, and 26 extend outwardly from the edges of the sides 14 and 15 of the box, while similar flaps 27, 28, 29 and extend outwardly from the edges of the ends 12 and 13 of the box. These fiaps are formed by severing the stock of the blank 11 along lines 31 which are in alignment with the score marks 18, 19 and 20 and which extend from the edge of the stock up to the score marks 16 and 17. These various aps are adapted to be folded inwardly at right angles to the side and end walls of the box to Fprovide top and bottom closures therefor.

'ne divider used in conjunction with the box shown in Fig. 1 is formed from a blank 32 such as is illustrated in detail in Fig. 4. This blank is scored along equally spaced .lines 33, 34 and 35 and doubled back upon itself along the score line 34 to provide an outwardly extending tab or divider member 36. The said blank is further folded along the score marks 33 and 35 to provide base members 37 and 38 adapted to extend outwardly from the divider member and which lie in a common plane. In the construction of the box A flaps 27 28, 29 and 30 are'made shorter than half the lengthof the boxto provide a transverse groove 39 extending across the box and disposed between the edges of said flaps and the particular flaps of the flaps 23, 24, 25 and 26which happen to be folded next to the said first named fla s.

The base members 37 and 38 of the divi er 41 are of such a size as to be snugly receivedv within the slot 39 which serves -to temporarily hold the said divider in place while the articles to be placed within the box are proporly positioned between the said divider and the walls of the box.

In the use of the device the box may be shipped in knocked-down form by folding the same along diagonal corners. In. such case all of the flaps extend outwardly below the body portion and the entire structure lies Vflat so that the knocked-down boxes may be placed one upon the other and baled if vdesired. When the boxdis desired for use the` same is folded into rectangular form andthe flaps 29 and 30 bent inwardly along score mark 17 toward one another to lie in a common plane. The flaps 25 and 26 are next foldedalong the scere mark 17 and to overlie the flaps 29 and 30 and are glued to said fiaps and to one another to provide a bottom closure for the box. Due to the relative length of the flaps 2'9 and 30 the groove 39 is formed which is adapted to receive the divider 41. The divider 41 is next folded from planiform shape to that 'shown in Fi 5 and the base members 37 and 38 thereo lodged between the edges 'of the flaps 29 and 30 and within the groove 39. Due to the resiliency of the material from which divider 41 is constructed, the base members 37 and 38 spring outward and engage the edges of the flaps 29 and 30 and thereby hold the divider temporarily 'positioned within the box. The articles to be contained within the box may next be placed within the respective compartments formed by the divider 41 and the walls of the box being separated at their lower portions by means of the said divider. Where the box is designed to receive two articles, another divider similar to the divider 41 is placed between the objects at the top of the box and flaps 27 and 28 next folded in place to receive the base members 37 and 38 of said second divider between the edges thereof. Flaps 23 and 24 are next glued to direction at right angles to the divider members 36 of dividers 41. This divider is of a length such that the same is freely received 'between the ends 12 and 13 of the box and is of a height less than the distance between the two divider members 36 previously referred to. As soon as this divider has been properly positioned, the second divider 41 is installed and the flaps 27 and 28, 23 and 24 folded in and glued together, as previously described. The divider 42 is loosely positioned within the box, being retained. in intermediate position by means of the end walls 12 and 13 thereof and by engagement with one or the other of the divider members 36 of dividers 41.

Where four compartments along the length of the box are desired instead of two as shown in Fig. 1, the box and divider thereS f'or may be constructed as disclosed in Figs.

6 to 10, inclusive. In'such case the box A, f which I have designated at B, is constructed exactly the same as the box A except that the flaps 27, and 28, 29v and 30 thereof are of such a length that the same when brought toward one another, as shown in Fig. 6, leave a groove 43 therebetween of a length equal tlp substantially one-half the-length of the ox. In conjunction with the box B a slightl different form-of divider is employed, whic I have indicated in its entirety at 44 and which is shown in detail in Fig. 10. This divider is constructed from a blank 45 illustrated in Fig. 9 which is provided with three score marks 46, 47 Vand48 similar to the score marks 33, 34 and 35 ofblank 32 to form a divider `ymember 49 similar to the divider member/36 and base members 50 and 51 similar to the base members 37 and 38. The base basemembers 50 and 51 of the divider 44 are constructed of such a length as to snugly fit within the groove 43 formed between the edges of the flaps 29 and 30 and serveto dividey the interior of the box into four equal compartments.

In the use of this form of the invention the iiaps and dividers are assembled in identically the same manner as withkthe type of the invention shown in Fig; 1 and a second divider identical with the "divider 44 employed for the upper end portionof lthe box.` The form of the invention shown in Fig. 6 may also be provided with one or more transverse dividers such as designated at 42 in Fig. 1, depending upon the number of compartments desired and the size and shape of the articles contained within the box.

The advantages ofl my invention are manifest. The box is extremely simple in construction and can be constructed at an exceedingly low price. The box may be provided with or without dividers so that the use of the box is more or less universal. If desired,

the bases of the' dividers may be constructed such that use of the two-types of dividers maybev employedwith one box thereby permitting the use of the box for diverse urposes. The dividers caii be constructed rom small pieces of stock whichare ordinarily I wasted,'thereby greatly reducing the cost of the boxes. The box and dividers can be both readily collapsed to permit of shipment in a. compact form.

' Although I have shown a particular size and style of box, yet it can be readily comprehended that theybx may be constructed in different sizes and shapes to accommodate the particular goods to be disposed within-y the same. The box embodied in mypinvention., may also be constructed lof different kinds of paper or cardboard, depending upon the weightand other characteristics of the articles or commoditiesfor which the box is to be used.

Changes'in'the specific form of my invention, as herein disclosed, may be in ade within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A box comprising a body portion haviing four Walls, fialps extending from corresponding ends of t e four walls of said body portion and toward one another, two of the flaps overlying the other two flaps to form another wall forthe box, the facing4 edges vof the innermost of saidilaps being spaced doubled over portion of\said divider to spring apart and engage the facing edges of said innermost aps for frictionally holding said divider in place therebetween.

2. A box comprising a body portion having four walls, flaps extending from corresponding ends of the four walls of said body portion -and toward one another, two ofthe aps overlying the other two flaps to form another wall for the box, the facing edges of the innermostof said flaps being spaced from one another, and a divider constructed of sheet material and doubled over about a longitudinal line to form two juxtapositioned outstanding divider portions', and a base member extending outwardly from one ot' said outstanding portions at the edge thereof opposite the folded edge of said divider portion, said base bein disposed between, the facing edgesof the innermost flaps and beingvurged' against the facing edge'of the adjoining flap through the resiliency of the folded part of said divider to hold the div vider in place between said naps.

'another wall for the box, the facing edges i of the innermost of the said flaps being spaced from-one another, a .divider comprising two juxtapositioned divider portions connected together and tending to spring apart, and means opposite the connectedportions thereof forming a base for said divider for disposition between the facing edges of said innermost aps, said divider being held in place between said flaps through the springing action of said divider portions.

4. A box comprising a Walled body portion, spaced tabs extending from the top and' bottom of said body portion toward one another to jointly form dividing means within the'box, a divider 'within the box-extending at right angles to said dividing means and interposed between the tabs thereof, said divider extending in a direction from ,top to bottom of the box to form in conjunction rio with said dividing means, four compartments coextensive with the hei ht of the box.

5. A box comprising a waged body p0rtion, spaced tabs extending from opposite walls of said box toward one another to jointly form dividing means within the box running in one direction, a divider extending in a direction at right an les to said dividing means and interposed tween the tabs thereof, said divider being o a Width less than the distance between said Walls and being held in its intermediate position by edge to edge engagement with the free edge of one of said tabs.

In testimony whereo I have aiixed my signature to this specification.l

PAUL l?. BOEYE. 

